The Powerful Idea Is What Are You Trying to Measure?

Steve Klein (@stevenklein - https://twitter.com/stevenklein) of LaunchNotes talk to John Cutler, Product Evangelist and Coach at Amplitude. John talks about how to think about your product strategy, measuring progress on your strategy with the North Star framework, and prioritizing day-to-day work with OKRs.

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🔗 Links:

* 17 North Star framework activities - https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVPf0HwEA=/

* The North Star framework "book" - https://amplitude.com/north-star

* John's Substack - https://cutlefish.substack.com/

* John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/johncutlefish

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Show Notes:

(00:27) - Intros

(00:57) - Strategy starts with an opinionated view

(10:32) - Levels of certainty in our strategy

(16:53) - Measuring success in your strategy

(22:33) - Finding your North Star by "betting up"

(23:43) - Finding your North Start with "power prompts"

(28:11) - Measures vs metrics

(30:34) - How often does a North Star change?

(32:16) - Finding what influences your North Star metric

(40:08) - Open Q&A

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